Encyclopedia of street crime in America /

Encyclopedia of street crime in America /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, [2013]
Description:	1 online resource (xxxvii, 538 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Crime -- United States -- Encyclopedias. Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Encyclopedias. Crime. Criminal justice, Administration of. United States. Electronic books. Encyclopedias.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11182521

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Other authors / contributors:	Ross, Jeffrey Ian, editor.
ISBN:	9781452274461 1452274460 9781452274454 1452274452 9781412999571 141299957X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This encyclopedic reference focuses primarily on urban lifestyle and its associated crimes, ranging from burglary to drug peddling to murder to new, more sophisticated forms of street crime and scams. This traditional A-to-Z reference has significant coverage of police and courts and other criminal justice sub-disciplines while also featuring thematic articles on the sociology of street crime.
Other form:	Print version: Encyclopedia of street crime in America. Los Angeles : SAGE Reference, [2013] 9781412999571

Table of Contents:

List of articles
Reader's guide
About the editor
List of contributors
Introduction
Chronology
Articles
Glossary
Resource guide
Appendix
Index
Photo credits.